If consumer spending on inexpensive items is supposed to be a foreshadowing of an improving economy, better days are still a long way off. Unilever, one of the largest consumer goods companies…
According to Reuters, lenders will object to the Chrysler Chapter 11 filing. Reuters reports that Switzerland is asking US a court to halt a case against UBS (UBS). Reuters reports that SMFG will buy…
According to Reuters, the days of the CEOs of Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C) may be numbered. Reuters reports that a deal has been reached to cut Chrysler’s debt but…
These are the top ten analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street this Monday morning: Amazon.com (AMZN) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. bebe Stores (BEBE) Raised to Outperform at…
Jim Cramer’s featured list of stocks this week on CNBC’s MAD MONEY is on companies which have grown or will grow their dividends. Tonight, Cramer touted Proctor & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG)…
According to Reuters, Japanese gloom deepened and the government encouraged more coordination with the US. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) got billions of dollars from the government that it paid out to…
On CNBC’s Stop Trading segment today, Jim Cramer said that he ran the worst case scenario on all of the DJIA components, and the worst level he can come up is 5,320. …
It’s another rough trading day in the stock market. It is bad enough that the DJIA is down over 3% to decade lows and under 7,000… But even almost all of the…
Everyone wants to know what the Oracle of Omaha is up to. The great Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) stock has proven to be far from immune to the woes of the…
According to Reuters, Allan Stanford was found in Virginia. Reuters reports that the stimulus is unlikely to fix state problems. Reuters writes that US consumer prices probably moved up in January.
According, to Reuters, GM (GM) and Chrysler have asked for another $22 billion. Reuters reports that the SEC has charged Alan Stamford with “massive fraud.” Reuters reports that Trump’s image is being…
The second group is out, and here are the year-end holdings of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). This filing shows the holdings alphabetically as “H to R” for stocks…
If only the stock market was made up of companies like Coke (KO), McDonald’s (MCD), P&G (PG), and Wal-Mart (WMT). But, it isn’t. They are among the few firms which can still…
Much of the crisis in the banking industry has been blamed on the inaction of the boards of directors at companies including Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C). Some of Citi’s…
According to Reuters, Wall St. workers face a bleak future. Reuters reports that the Senate has agreed to a soft "buy America plan." Reuters reports that the government needs an investment plan…
